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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reports higher number of New Recoveries than New Cases for several consecutive days
21 States/UTs report more Recoveries than New cases
New recoveries in India have exceeded the new cases for several successive days during the period of the past nine days. There has been a steep increase in number of recovered patients. The single day recoveries on an average have been more than 90,000.
92,043 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country, while the number of new confirmed cases stands at 88,600. With this, the total number of recoveries are close to 50 lakhs . Maintaining its upward trend, the national Recovery Rate presently stands at 82.46%
This high rate of daily recoveries has sustained India's leading global position as the country with maximum number of recovered cases.
As India records more recoveries than the new cases, the gap between percentage recovered cases and the percentage active cases is continuously increasing.
The gap between the recovered cases and active cases is nearly 40 lakh .
The number of active patients has been below 10 lakh for several successive days. The active caseload is merely 15.96% of the total positive cases and is consistently declining.
Close, proactive, calibrated and effective coordination between the Centre and States/UT governments has made this sustained high level of single day recoveries possible.
21 States/UTs have reported higher number of new recoveries than the new cases.
These results have been ensured through sustained, multi-pronged strategies and effective actions, coupled with regular review by the Union Government. Early identification through high countrywide testing, prompt surveillance & tracking supplemented with standardised clinical care have aided these encouraging outcomes.
The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today described India as the most functional democracy in the world and stressed that none in the world has legitimacy or credentials to lesson us on this aspect. He further said that our constitutional institutions are spinally strong and independent, and we are proud of our judicial system.
Delivering the closing address at the Rising India Summit-2023 organised by News 18 network in New Delhi today, Shri Dhankhar said that it is painful that some amongst us are engaged in thoughtless orchestration of sinister campaigns to taint and tarnish our democratic institutions.
Calling upon everyone to be cognizant of virtual intense warfare against India's integrity, he cautioned that sinister forces, within and without, are working with a pernicious agenda to sully and downsize our growth trajectory and run down our success. An ecosystem is being shaped to combat India's emergence as Global power, he added.
The Vice President further said that attacking India's legitimacy as a nation state, its constitutional institutions including the Parliament is becoming a favourite pastime of some outside the country. “You will not find a parallel in the world that people holding positions of power would go to other countries to run down their own country,” he added.
Expressing disapproval of looking at the issue of corruption through political & partisan prism, Shri Dhankhar emphasised that “none in democracy can claim on any ground whatsoever, to be above the law and beyond the reach of the law.”
Praising the governance reforms in recent years, the Vice President opined that these have led to emergence of transparent and accountable ecosystem. “Power Corridors, for long infested with people engaging in liaising and what not, have now been sanitized. It used to be a lucrative industry at a time,” he said and added that a sea change has also been reflected in bureaucratic positioning, with there being an eclipse of the concept of “plum posts.”
Observing that “Disorder has become the normal order in the Parliament,” Shri Dhankhar wanted the legislatures to become genuine platforms for dialogue, debate, discussion and deliberation, and not a theatre of disruptions and disturbance. Stating that everyone should work for nurturing and blossoming of our democracy, he appealed to the journalists and intelligentsia, to generate the climate so that our parliamentarians, in temples of democracy, exemplify high standards worth emulating by people at large.
Describing himself as the foot soldier of judiciary and referring to his long legal career, Shri Dhankhar suggested that those at the helm of constitutional institutions should refrain from making comments in public domain.
On this occasion, the Vice President also unveiled a coffee table book titled- "Voice of India-Modi and His Transformative Mann ki Baat". The book highlights the success stories of Bharat that found a mention in the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat episodes.
Dr Harivansh, Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha and other dignitaries were present.
Ministry of Education
Prof Vijay Kumar Shukla, Rector of BHU to perform the functions of the office of the VC BHU
On completion of his tenure, Prof Rakesh Bhatnagar, VC BHU has relinquished the post of Vice Chancellor. As per provision of the BHU Act, Rector of the University Prof Vijay Kumar Shukla, shall perform the functions of the office of the VC BHU.
Ministry of Steel
Logo and Race t-shirt unveiled for NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 2022
The NMDC and Hyderabad Runners Society along with IDFC First Bank and Government of Telangana launched the logo and unveiled the race t-shirt for the 2022 edition of the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon yesterday. The national mining major, NMDC has taken up the Title Sponsorship of the Hyderabad Marathon to be held on 27th and 28th August this year. The Face of NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 2022 - Ms Nikhat Zareen, World Champion Boxer virtually connected to the event. Shri Sumit Deb CMD, NMDC; Shri Naarayan TV, CMO, IDFC FIRST Bank; and Race Director Mr. Prashant Morparia were present during the launch ceremony and ensuing Press Meet.
The NMDC Hyderabad Marathon 2022 and curtain-raiser will run through the heart of the city anticipates 15,000 runners, health and fitness enthusiasts taking part, and will engage 3500 volunteers, 250 medical personnel, city officials and the police force. Marking the beginning of marathon season in India, a curtain raiser - 5K Fun Run will be held on Saturday, August 27th and the 10K, Half Marathon  and Full Marathon  will take place on August 28th 2022, the Marathon Sunday.
Connecting to the event via Video Conference, Ms Nikhat Zareen said “I am happy to be associated with the 11th Edition of NMDC Hyderabad Marathon supported by Hyderabad Runners. I am glad that Hyderabad Runners has been actively involved in helping people lead active lifestyles and making running the preferred form of fitness activity.”
"We are happy to partner with the Hyderabad Marathon," said Shri Sumit Deb CMD, NMDC at the launch event. “NMDC is a patron of the Government of India’s Fit India India Movement. We always come forward to endorse sporting events and to boost health and fitness in the people of our country. Partnering with the Hyderabad Runners, who have spent a decade building the Hyderabad Marathon and inspiring the city to run for fitness, is our honor. I invite runners from across the globe to participate in the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon and make the 2022 edition a remarkable one.”
Shri Naarayan TV, CMO, IDFC FIRST Bank, said, “As Powered by, the NMDC Hyderabad Marathon is an opportunity for us to connect with people in this amazing and vibrant city of Hyderabad.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Acquisition Council Chaired by Raksha Mantri gives a big impetus to indigenous industry
- The Defence Acquisition Council , chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, met today and accorded approval for Capital Procurement for the Defence forces amounting over Rs. 3300 crores of indigenously designed and developed equipment.
- Maintaining its impetus on the ‘Make in India’ initiative, the DAC accorded approval for three projects to be indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by the Indian industry. The first two projects include third generation Anti-Tank Guided Missiles  and the Auxiliary Power Units  for the T-72 and T-90 Tanks. While the third generation ATGM would provide ‘Fire and Forget’ and “Top Attack” capabilities to the troops in an armoured battle, the APUs would enable incorporation of various upgrades to Fire Control System and Night Fighting capabilities of the Tanks. Both these projects will be progressed under the ‘Make-II’ Category and will provide a boost to indigenous research and development in the Private Sector. With this, for the first time the Ministry of Defence has offered complex Military equipment to be designed, developed and manufactured by the Indian private industry.
- The third indigenous project pertains to discrete Electronic Warfare  systems for the mountain and High Altitude terrain, which would be designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by design cum production partner from the Indian industry.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
“Practice of Yoga is the mantra of New India”: Prakash Javadekar
I&B Ministry institutes Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman
Samman to be given to Commemorate International Yoga Day
Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar has said the practice and propagation of Yoga has led to “Healthy life, Healthy living, Wellness and Prevention of Disease” Yoga is one of India’s gifts to the world and has become the mantra of New India Under the leadership of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, Yoga has been universally acknowledged by the United Nations and is now practiced globally around 200 countries on 21st June every year.
Acknowledging the positive role & responsibility of media in disseminating the outreach of Yoga in India and abroad, the Minister said the Ministry of I&B has instituted the First Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman  from this year to mark the contribution of media in spreading the message of Yoga. The Samman to be conferred on Media Houses would be given under the following categories:
- Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman  to be conferred to Media Houses engaged in Print Media, Electronic and .
- Thirty Three  Sammans under Three  categories will be conferred.
- Eleven Sammans to be conferred in 22 Indian languages and English under category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Newspapers.
- Eleven Sammans to be conferred in 22 Indian languages and English under category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Television.
- Eleven Sammans to be conferred in 22 Indian languages and English under category “Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Radio.
- The Samman will comprise of a special medal/plaque/trophy and a citation.
- The duration of the coverage for AYDMS would be from 10th June to 25th June, 2019.
- The contribution of Media in popularising of Yoga would be assessed by 6 Juries.
- Honors will be announced and Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman  ceremony will be held at a convenient date to be decided later.Tentatively the award ceremony will be held in July, 2019.
During the Minister’s interaction, Shri Amit Khare, Secretary  and Senior Officials were also present.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Talent search is organised at the grassroots level under the ‘Talent Search and Development’ component of the Khelo India Scheme: Shri Anurag Thakur
‘Sports’ being a State subject, the responsibility to promote sports culture at the grass root level rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts. However, this Ministry runs a Central Sector Scheme, namely, the ‘Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports’ Scheme . Under the ‘Talent Search and Development’ component of the Khelo India Scheme, talent search is organised at the grassroots level in two categories sports potential talent identification and proven talent identification.
The country has been divided into 05 zones, namely North, East, West, South, and North-East Zones to carry out talent identification. Grassroot Zonal Talent Identification Committees are formed to reach out to each and every corner of the country to shortlist the potential and proven athletes. Further, under the National Sports Talent Contest  scheme, talented children are selected in the age group of 8-14 years and they are trained through a well-structured system in the Sports Authority of India  Centres. The performance of the trainees in the battery of tests and achievements at the time of induction is clearly documented. The scouting of the talent in indigenous games is done on the basis of open competitions among participants. Selection is done by a selection committee consisting of representatives of SAI, National Sports Federations , SAI coaches, guru/mentor of the concerned game, etc. The sports persons identified on this basis are offered admission after age verification, medical examination, etc.
In order to provide quality coaching of global standards to sportspersons, SAI recruits elite and medal-winning sportspersons as coaches. Further, as a part of the Government’s vision to strengthen the sports ecosystem in the country at the grassroots level, a low-cost, effective sports training mechanism has been developed with past “Champion Athletes” as Coaches and Mentors for the trainees at the various Khelo India Centres across the country which would also ensure a sustained source of income for them.
Under the ‘Utilisation and creation/upgradation of sports infrastructure’ component of the Khelo India Scheme, this Ministry has sanctioned two sports infrastructure projects, namely, “Construction of Swimming Pool at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University”, Valavav, District Vadodara, at an amount of ₹ 5.00 crore and “Construction of Sports Complex at Naranpura”, District Ahmedabad, at an amount of ₹583.99 crore, in the State of Gujarat during the last three years.
This information was given by Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal emphasizes on fair dealing in engagement with the US;
Invites businesses in the US to look at India as a manufacturing base;
Expresses keenness to expand on the digital space with the US but keeping in mind responsibility to the people of India for data privacy
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Railways and Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal today said that trade between India & the US has grown exponentially, but still there is a lot to be desired. Delivering the inaugural virtual address at the annual @USIBC State of US - India Business, he said that we had set a modest target of half a trillion dollar, which he hoped can be achieved through continuous engagement between the two nations.
Shri Goyal said that the US & India complement each other. He said that the US offers technology, finance & innovation, whereas India has a large market that needs to be served. He however added that at the same time, we need to protect people in agriculture, & protect the citizens from low quality products. Emphasizing at a fair dealing in our engagement, he said that India provides an under-served aspirational market. The minister said that the US will have to be very sensitive to price points in India, which matter to emerging economies with millions of people just coming out of poverty.
Inviting businesses in the US to look at India as a manufacturing base, Shri Goyal said that from here you can serve a large Indian market and at the same time, also serve global markets through cost-competitive products. He said that our reforms in defence, mining, labour and agriculture sector will open up new opportunities for the American companies. He mentioned about the announcement in the Union budget to increase the FDI limit in insurance to 74%.
The Minister said that he looks forward to re-kindle bilateral institutional mechanism for trade, the Trade Policy Forum, and commercial dialogue to deepen this relationship through continuous engagements. “As democracies wanting to give a better future to our people, we have a lot of synergy in our thinking. I am delighted to hear that the new administration has re-joined the Paris Agreement”, he added.
Shri Goyal said that we are keen to expand on the digital space with the US. He added that we would be conscious of our responsibility to the people of India for data privacy. “There are a lot of concerns with the big tech companies, and India would like to protect its policy space.”
The Minister said that India provides free healthcare to 500 million people, and this is the world's largest free healthcare programme. He said that our health cost to our people has to be kept very affordable. Shri Goyal said that in some sense, India is already recognised as the 'Pharmacy of the World', as we provide a lot of generic medicines at affordable prices to large parts of the world. He also highlighted that the budget on healthcare has been increased very significantly and very large amounts of money will be invetsed on the 'Jal Jeevan Mission' over the next 4-5 years to provide clean drinking water to every home.
Department of Atomic Energy
Setting up of Ten Indigenous Nuclear Power Reactors
The Government in June, 2017 accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for setting up ten indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors  of 700 MW each in fleet mode. These reactors of indigenous technology are being set up by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited , a wholly owned PSU of Government of India under the administrative control of Department of Atomic Energy .
These reactors are proposed to be set up at the following locations:
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Chutka, Madhya Pradesh
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Chutka -1&2
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2 X 700
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Kaiga, Karnataka
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Kaiga - 5&6
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2 X 700
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Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan
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Mahi Banswara - 1&2
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2 X 700
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Gorakhpur, Haryana
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GHAVP - 3&4
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2 X 700
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Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan
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Mahi Banswara - 3&4
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2 X 700
Pre-project activities comprising of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement, Environmental Clearance, etc are in progress at various stages at these sites. Land is available at Kaiga and Gorakhpur sites and land acquisition is at an advanced stage at Chutka and Mahi Banswara sites. Environmental Clearance is accorded for Chutka 1&2 and GHAVP 3&4 projects. For other sites, the process of Environmental Clearance is in various stages. In addition, procurement of long manufacturing cycle equipment, human resource planning etc. have been initiated.
With the progressive completion of projects under construction , being implemented by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited [BHAVINI] and projects sanctioned , the total nuclear power capacity will reach 22480 MW by the year 2031.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
TWO MORE SHRAMIK SPECIAL TRAINS REACHED WEST BENGAL TODAY
Kolkata, 12th May, 2020
Two Shramik Special trains reached Bankura and Howrah from Bengaluru and Katpadi respectively today. The first train reached Bankura at 5:30 hours in the morning. The train had 1247 passengers out of them 47 were children. The second train reached Howrah from Katpadi at 04:55 hours in the evening carrying 1126 passengers. There were migrant laborers as well as patients and their relatives. Tomorrow two more trains are scheduled to arrive in West Bengal. One train will terminate at New Jalpaiguri and the other at Khragapur. The train which is coming from Vellore to Khargapur is carrying 1464 passengers and the NJP bound train from Malur has 1419 passengers.
It may be informed that till today  Railway has run 542 Shramik Specials, out of which 450 have already reached the destination and 92 are in transit.
The social distancing protocol was being strictly maintained in the Shramik Special trains. The passengers were examined before boarding the train. During the course of journey IRCTC provided food and water free of cost to the passengers. The Health Department of West Bengal has made elaborate arrangements for the health checkup of the passengers at the terminal stations.
The Indian Railways are running Shramik Special trains under instruction from the Home Ministry for ferrying migrant labourers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other citizens who got stuck in various places due to lockdown.
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President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES GAJ UTSAV-2023
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Gaj Utsav-2023 at the Kaziranga National Park today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that there is a very sacred relationship between nature and humanity. The culture of respecting nature has been the identity of our country. In India, nature and culture have been linked to each other and have been receiving nourishment from each other. Elephants have been most respected in our tradition. It has been considered a symbol of prosperity. It is the National Heritage Animal of India. Therefore, protecting elephants is an important part of our national responsibility to preserve our national heritage.
The President said that the actions which are in the interest of nature, animals and birds, are also in the interest of humanity and Mother Earth. The forests and green areas of Elephant Reserves are very effective carbon sinks. Therefore, it can be said that all of us will be benefited by the conservation of elephants and it will also help in facing the challenges of climate change. Participation of society along with the government is necessary in such efforts.
The President said that elephants are considered as very intelligent and sensitive animals. They are also social animals like humans. She said that we should have the same sense of sympathy and respect for elephants and other living beings as we have for humans. She added that we can learn the feeling of selfless love from animals and birds.
The President said that the 'Human-Elephant Conflict' has been an issue for centuries. And when we analyze this conflict, it is found that a barrier created in the natural habitat or movement of elephants is the root cause. Therefore, the responsibility of this conflict lies with the human society. She noted that protecting elephants, conserving their natural habitats and keeping elephant corridors free from obstruction are the main objectives of Project Elephant. Solving the problems related to Human-Elephant Conflict is also the aim of this project. She said that all these objectives are related to each other.
The President said that Kaziranga and Manas National Parks of Assam are invaluable heritage not only of India but of the whole world. That is why these have been given the status of 'World Heritage Site' by UNESCO. She noted that Assam has the second largest population of wild elephants in the country. Therefore Kaziranga is a very apt place for organizing the Gaj-Utsav. She emphasized that for the success of Project Elephant and Gaj-Utsav, all the stakeholders would have to move forward together.
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